[inspiring me] now | newburyport ma

Vacation
All I ever wanted
Vacation
Had to get away
Vacation
Meant to be spent alone

{the go-go's}

in my mind, i am currently enjoying a cafe au lait sitting at marble topped table in a quiet little bistro along the champs d'elysees - having just left my amazingly quaint off the beaten path guest house. well that's about as far as my travels will take me this summer. i'm not complaining, the beautiful atlantic is less than two miles from my door and there is beauty in every direction i can twirl. i believe the buzz word is staycation. yes, i am on a staycation - enjoying the delights in my own backyard and my laptop. recently i stumbled upon a brilliant website that has been feeding not only my love of interior design, but my love and desire to travel. the wonderful french photographer alex profit has put together a website called tasty hotels. and boy what a great labor of love. the quintessential address book of some wonderful guest houses, cottages and hotels from around the world. and if nothing else, it's some pretty eye candy while i sip my own freshly made lemonade. oh happy summer to me. xo

{mauro mansion - amsterdam}

{high road house - london}

{montesaraz - portugal}

{masseria don cirillo - italy}

{la classe - belgium}

  

{inspiration}

inspiration.....it's all around us. jen wrote about finding inspiration last week and i thought i would continue that theme here with a fabulous catalog that is my new obsession these days. the photography in this catalog is nothing short of stunning and refreshing and inspiring. we do find inspiration all around us even in the mail!
toast. [another reason why i long to go to the uk.] shops in bath and oxford, notting hill and the west end of london. maybe someday they will come to boston. here's hoping and here's some inspiration for you.

photographer jenny zarins who has a style all her own - she's fantastic!

{got KI?}

this has to be one of my favorite buildings of all time. so many years i have driven right by this building thinking i have to shoot there, i just have to. the message is clear based on the fact that we live close to a nuclear power plant. i'm not afraid. never was, never will be. i was down on plum island on friday running an errand and even though i have been fighting the flu like the rest of the world, i had to get out of the car, get on my knees and take a quick pic. i needed the reminder of how this little piece of property always inspires me. so i left a message for my friend saying we have to go shoot here pronto. the light was beautiful, the sky, the peeling paint, the air, everything about it is perfect. i want to do a trash the dress session here. i just have to. i guess it's important to remember the things that inspire you the most. for me the list goes on and on, but when my heart skips a beat i just know that it's right.
so stay tuned.